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Zachor, Ditza A.; Roberts, Alicia W.; Hodgens, J. Bart; Isaacs, Janet S.; Merrick, Joav – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The objective was to assess the effects of long-term psychostimulant medication on growth parameters in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Eighty-nine children diagnosed with ADHD treated by prescribed psychostimulant medications were followed with repeated growth measures over a 3 years duration. Anthropometric…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Health Services, Drug Therapy, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Hastings, Richard P.; Beck, Alexandra; Daley, Dave; Hill, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Existing research suggests that children with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk for ADHD, and that the symptoms of the disorder might successfully be treated with stimulant drugs. However, there has been little exploration of ADHD symptoms and their correlates in children with intellectual disabilities. Analyses of three samples of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Stimulants, Mental Age, Hyperactivity